ModsJava
Player Tracker [1.13x - 1.21x]
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.14–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on SpigotPlayerTracker lets players track another player using a compass, updating in real-time as the target moves.
Designed for SMPs, PvP hunts, bounty servers, and survival gameplay — with clean, efficient performance and easy configuration.
Player Tracker ensures:
➤ Fair tracking rules
➤ Optional cost to track (Vault support)
➤ Item-based control (hold or possess a compass)
➤ Distance and world restrictions
➤ Smooth tracking updates
All messages are fully customizable in the config.yml.
➤ TRACK WITH COMMAND OR COMPASS
Flexible tracking system for both staff and players
➤ OPTIONAL PLAYER FEES
Require items or $$$ based fees. VAULT required for economy
➤ MAXIMUM TRACKING DISTANCE
Configure a certain distance to search
➤ COOLDOWN PERIOD FOR TRACKING
Prevents spam clicking and reduces server load
➤ CANCEL TRACKING BY CLICKING COMPASS
Quickly stop tracking without commands
➤ TARGET GETS NOTIFIED WHEN BEING TRACKED
Great for PvP, events, and fairness
➤ ADMIN BYPASS PERMISSION
Staff can remain completely untrackable
➤ ADMIN GUI VIEW TO MANAGE TRACKERS
A clean admin interface showing who is tracking who
➤ COMMAND TO CLEAR YOUR TARGET, OR OTHER PLAYERS
Reset your current target instantly
➤ TRACK RANDOMLY BY CLICKING COMPASS
Perfect for PvP, hunts, and manhunt events
➤ COOLDOWN PERIOD FOR TRACKING
Prevents spam clicking and reduces server load
➤ CANCEL TRACKING BY CLICKING COMPASS
Quickly stop tracking without commands
➤ TARGET GETS NOTIFIED WHEN BEING TRACKED
Great for PvP, events, and fairness
➤ ADMIN BYPASS PERMISSION
Staff can remain completely untrackable
➤ ADMIN GUI VIEW TO MANAGE TRACKERS
A clean admin interface showing who is tracking who
➤ COMMAND TO CLEAR YOUR TARGET, OR OTHER PLAYERS
Reset your current target instantly
➤ TRACK RANDOMLY BY CLICKING COMPASS
Perfect for PvP, hunts, and manhunt events
➤ /track <player>
Tracks a player using a command
➤ /pt reload
Reloads the plugin configuration
➤ /cleartarget
Stops tracking your current target
➤ /cleartarget <player>
Clears the tracking target of another player (requires permission)
➤ /playertracker
Displays the main help menu
➤ /trackers
Shows a list of players currently tracking someone
➤ playertracker.track
Allows players to track another player
➤ playertracker.cleartarget
Allows players to stop tracking their target
➤ playertracker.cleartarget.other
Allows clearing another player's tracking target
➤ playertracker.bypass
Makes the player untrackable
➤ playertracker.reload
Allows reloading the plugin configuration
➤ playertracker.notify
Notifies a player when being tracked
All messages displayed to players can be changed inside the config.yml.
This includes prefix, tracking messages, errors, and more.
Spoiler: config.yml
# ===================================================================
# PlayerTracker — Main Configuration File
# Created by QuaccOnCracc (2025)
# For support, visit the SpigotMC resources page
# ===================================================================
#
# Formatting:
# - Use & for color codes.
# - HEX colors (#RRGGBB) are supported.
# - Variables: {prefix}, {target}, {tracker}, {distance}, {amount}, {item}
#
# ===================================================================
# ==============================================================
# ► Tracking Behaviour
# ==============================================================
# Right-clicking a compass automatically tracks the NEAREST player.
track-nearest: true
# Maximum distance (in blocks) a target can be from the tracker.
tracking-distance: 10000
# ==============================================================
# ► Compass Settings
# ==============================================================
compass:
# If true, player must HOLD the compass.
# If false, compass only needs to be somewhere in their inventory.
require-compass-hand: true
# Cooldown after clicking a compass (in seconds).
cooldown-seconds: 5
# Sent when clicking the compass while on cooldown.
cooldown-message: "&cYou must wait &f{time}s &cbefore searching again!"
# ==============================================================
# ► Tracking Fees
# ==============================================================
tracking-fee-item:
enabled: true
material: "DIAMOND"
amount: 1
item-taken-message: "&cRequired tracking fee of &f{amount} {item} &ctaken"
tracking-fee-vault:
enabled: false
amount: 0
withdraw-fee-message: "&cWithdraw tracking fee of &f{amount} &cfrom your account!"
# ==============================================================
# ► Messages
# ==============================================================
# Global plugin prefix
plugin-prefix: "&a&lTracker &8» "
# No nearby players to track
no-close-player: "&cNo nearby players found to track!"
# Target left max distance
outside-tracking-distance: "&f{target} &chas moved too far away to track!"
# Missing required item
insufficient-fee-item: "&cMissing required tracking fee: &f{amount} {item}"
# Missing Vault currency
insufficient-fee-vault: "&cYou need at least &f{amount}&c to track this player!"
# Notify target of being tracked
notify-target: "&cWARNING: You are being tracked by &f{tracker}"
# Attempting to track yourself
track-self: "&cYou cannot track yourself!"
# Generic no-permission
no-permission: "&cYou do not have permission to do that."
# Config reload success
reloaded-config-message: "&aConfiguration reloaded successfully!"
# Actionbar tracking display (sent repeatedly)
tracking-message: "&aTracking &e{target} &7| Distance: &b{distance}m"
# No player supplied to /track
player-not-specified: "&cPlease specify a player!"
# Target not online
player-not-online: "&cThat player is not online!"
# Target is in another world
not-in-world: "&f{target} &cis in another world — cannot track them!"
# Target changed worlds while being tracked
changed-world: "&cYour target changed worlds — tracking stopped!"
# Used /track without having a compass
no-compass: "&cYou need a compass to use &f/track&c!"
# Player lost their compass while tracking
tracking-stopped-no-compass: "&cCompass missing — tracking stopped!"
# Compass must be held
compass-not-in-hand: "&cYou must hold a compass to track!"
# Player is not tracking anyone
not-tracking-player: "&cYou are not currently tracking anyone."
# Target cannot be tracked due to bypass permission
tracker-bypass-message: "&cThis player cannot be tracked."
# Tracking stopped by admin or server event
forced-stop: "&cTracking of &f{target} &chas been forcefully stopped."
# Player stopped tracking themselves (/cleartarget)
self-stop: "&aYou have stopped tracking your target."
# Target logged out
target-left: "&cStopped tracking &f{target}&c — they left the server."
Code (Text):
# ===================================================================
# PlayerTracker — Main Configuration File
# Created by QuaccOnCracc (2025)
# For support, visit the SpigotMC resources page
# ===================================================================
#
# Formatting:
# - Use & for color codes.
# - HEX colors (#RRGGBB) are supported.
# - Variables: {prefix}, {target}, {tracker}, {distance}, {amount}, {item}
#
# ===================================================================
# ==============================================================
# ► Tracking Behaviour
# ==============================================================
# Right-clicking a compass automatically tracks the NEAREST player.
track-nearest: true
# Maximum distance (in blocks) a target can be from the tracker.
tracking-distance: 10000
# ==============================================================
# ► Compass Settings
# ==============================================================
compass:
# If true, player must HOLD the compass.
# If false, compass only needs to be somewhere in their inventory.
require-compass-hand: true
# Cooldown after clicking a compass (in seconds).
cooldown-seconds: 5
# Sent when clicking the compass while on cooldown.
cooldown-message: "&cYou must wait &f{time}s &cbefore searching again!"
# ==============================================================
# ► Tracking Fees
# ==============================================================
tracking-fee-item:
enabled: true
material: "DIAMOND"
amount: 1
item-taken-message: "&cRequired tracking fee of &f{amount} {item} &ctaken"
tracking-fee-vault:
enabled: false
amount: 0
withdraw-fee-message: "&cWithdraw tracking fee of &f{amount} &cfrom your account!"
# ==============================================================
# ► Messages
# ==============================================================
# Global plugin prefix
plugin-prefix: "&a&lTracker &8» "
# No nearby players to track
no-close-player: "&cNo nearby players found to track!"
# Target left max distance
outside-tracking-distance: "&f{target} &chas moved too far away to track!"
# Missing required item
insufficient-fee-item: "&cMissing required tracking fee: &f{amount} {item}"
# Missing Vault currency
insufficient-fee-vault: "&cYou need at least &f{amount}&c to track this player!"
# Notify target of being tracked
notify-target: "&cWARNING: You are being tracked by &f{tracker}"
# Attempting to track yourself
track-self: "&cYou cannot track yourself!"
# Generic no-permission
no-permission: "&cYou do not have permission to do that."
# Config reload success
reloaded-config-message: "&aConfiguration reloaded successfully!"
# Actionbar tracking display (sent repeatedly)
tracking-message: "&aTracking &e{target} &7| Distance: &b{distance}m"
# No player supplied to /track
player-not-specified: "&cPlease specify a player!"
# Target not online
player-not-online: "&cThat player is not online!"
# Target is in another world
not-in-world: "&f{target} &cis in another world — cannot track them!"
# Target changed worlds while being tracked
changed-world: "&cYour target changed worlds — tracking stopped!"
# Used /track without having a compass
no-compass: "&cYou need a compass to use &f/track&c!"
# Player lost their compass while tracking
tracking-stopped-no-compass: "&cCompass missing — tracking stopped!"
# Compass must be held
compass-not-in-hand: "&cYou must hold a compass to track!"
# Player is not tracking anyone
not-tracking-player: "&cYou are not currently tracking anyone."
# Target cannot be tracked due to bypass permission
tracker-bypass-message: "&cThis player cannot be tracked."
# Tracking stopped by admin or server event
forced-stop: "&cTracking of &f{target} &chas been forcefully stopped."
# Player stopped tracking themselves (/cleartarget)
self-stop: "&aYou have stopped tracking your target."
# Target logged out
target-left: "&cStopped tracking &f{target}&c — they left the server."
If you find any bugs or have feature suggestions, feel free to reach out!
Discord: Stevenn#4461
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.14, 1.15, 1.16
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Spigot — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Player Tracker [1.13x - 1.21x] is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17 and newer. Downloaded 8,824 times (via Spigot). Download it and open it directly in the game.